Science (English Medium) Class 11 - CBSE Question Bank Solutions

If a line makes an angle of 30°, 60°, 90° with the positive direction of x, y, z-axes, respectively, then find its direction cosines.

The x-coordinate of a point on the line joining the points Q(2, 2, 1) and R(5, 1, –2) is 4. Find its z-coordinate.

Find the coordinates of the point where the line through (3, – 4, – 5) and (2, –3, 1) crosses the plane passing through three points (2, 2, 1), (3, 0, 1) and (4, –1, 0)

A plane meets the co-ordinates axis in A, B, C such that the centroid of the ∆ABC is the point (α, β, γ). Show that the equation of the plane is `x/alpha + y/beta + z/γ` = 3

Find the co-ordinates of the foot of perpendicular drawn from the point A(1, 8, 4) to the line joining the points B(0, –1, 3) and C(2, –3, –1).

Find the image of the point having position vector `hati + 3hatj + 4hatk` in the plane `hatr * (2hati - hatj + hatk)` + 3 = 0.

The coordinates of the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point (2, 5, 7) on the x-axis are given by ______.

If α, β, γ are the angles that a line makes with the positive direction of x, y, z axis, respectively, then the direction cosines of the line are ______.

A line makes equal angles with co-ordinate axis. Direction cosines of this line are ______.

If a line makes angles `pi/2, 3/4 pi` and `pi/4` with x, y, z axis, respectively, then its direction cosines are ______.

If a line makes angles α, β, γ with the positive directions of the coordinate axes, then the value of sin²α + sin²β + sin²γ is ______.

If a line makes an angle of `pi/4` with each of y and z axis, then the angle which it makes with x-axis is ______.

Prove that the lines x = py + q, z = ry + s and x = p′y + q′, z = r′y + s′ are perpendicular if pp′ + rr′ + 1 = 0.

Find the equation of a plane which bisects perpendicularly the line joining the points A(2, 3, 4) and B(4, 5, 8) at right angles.

If the line drawn from the point (–2, – 1, – 3) meets a plane at right angle at the point (1, – 3, 3), find the equation of the plane

Find the equation of the plane through the points (2, 1, 0), (3, –2, –2) and (3, 1, 7).

Find the equations of the two lines through the origin which intersect the line `(x - 3)/2 = (y - 3)/1 = z/1` at angles of `pi/3` each.

Find the angle between the lines whose direction cosines are given by the equations l + m + n = 0, l² + m² – n² = 0

If a variable line in two adjacent positions has direction cosines l, m, n and l + δl, m + δm, n + δn, show that the small angle δθ between the two positions is given by δθ² = δl² + δm² + δn²

O is the origin and A is (a, b, c). Find the direction cosines of the line OA and the equation of plane through A at right angle to OA.